Dean, Janice
Summary: After losing her beloved in-laws in the spring of 2020, Janice faced a storm of grief and confusion. And once she learned that thousands of Covid-infected patients were deliberately sent to nursing homes, she took on the man she believed was responsible: Governor Andrew Cuomo. What at first seemed like a futile fight ended with Cuomo's historic resignation. But it caused Janice to wonder: What...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DEAN, JANICE DEAKeller, Julia
Summary: "Grit isn't always great. Perseverance doesn't always pay off. In Quitting: A Life Strategy, Pulitzer prize-winning journalist Julia Keller dives into "the neuroscience of nope," and the cultural messaging that drives our reluctance to throw in the towel, to dismantle the myth of perseverance once and for all. Combining reportage from the front lines of scientific research, pop culture, with...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Balance 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 650.14 KELJackson, Gary M.
Summary: While nobody ever dreams they could personally be caught in a situation with mass casualties or injuries due to premeditated or random violence, this guide provides readiness techniques to help avoid becoming a victim in dangerous situations. Includes tips to boost awareness and possibly even stop a violent event before it starts.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Rowman & Littlefield 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 613.6 JACQuesenberry, Gary
Summary: Spotting danger before it happens is a skill that can be developed and may even save your life. Author Gary Quesenberry breaks down the basic techniques necessary to help you develop good situational awareness and increase your levels of personal safety. He will then provide you with the tools you need to properly identify and evade danger before it ever has a chance to materialize.--Publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: YMAA Publication Center 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 155.9 QUEDwyer, Jim
Summary: Of the millions of words written about September 11, 2001, most were told from the outside looking in. "New York Times" reporters Dwyer and Flynn have taken the opposite and far more revealing-approach, capturing the little-known stories of the nearly 12,000 ordinary people who took extraordinary steps to save themselves and others. They tell the dramatic and moving account of the struggle for...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.7 DWYGeddes, John
Summary: It’s never going to be you. Then one day you hear the clatter of automatic fire at the mall. You have been drawn into the chaos and terror of an active shooter event. What do you do? Who do you turn to? Be a Hero is the essential guide to terrorist attacks that will help you survive. Former Special Air Service terror expert John Geddes will explain how to cope with a life-threatening event.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Skyhorse Publishing 0000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 153 GEDDwyer, Jim
Summary: New York Times reporters Jim Dwyer and Kevin Flynn rely on hundreds of interviews; thousands of pages of oral histories; and phone, e-mail, and emergency radio transcripts. They cross a bridge of voices to go inside the infernos, seeing cataclysm and heroism, one person at a time, to tell the affecting, authoritative saga of the men and women -- the 12,000 who escaped and the 2,749 who perished...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper Audio 2005
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 974.7 DWYPuryear, Tony
Summary: Earth's outcasts, exiled to a distant desert planet and forgotten, will either destroy each other with gang violence or find a path to redemption that will create something entirely new. Concrete Park, a dark, sexy sci-fi saga by Tony Puryear (screenwriter of Eraser) and Erika Alexander, is filled with unforgettable protagonists, a colorful supporting cast, redemption, romance, and nonstop action.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books 2014
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 CONCruz, Kleaver
Summary: "A beautiful love letter to Black joy, as a source of self-preservation and survival as well as a form of resistance"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Season 1. The Boys is an irreverent take on what happens when superheroes--as popular as celebrities, as influential as politicians, and as revered as gods--abuse their superpowers rather than use them for good. It's the powerless against the superpowerful as The Boys embark on a heroic quest to expose the truth about "The Seven" and their formidable Vought backing.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sony Pictures Home Entertainment 2022
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV BOYLevin, Mark R. (Mark Reed)
Summary: A nationally syndicated talk radio host and author of Rescuing Sprite presents a volume of essays for today's conservative leaders that recommends specific approaches to such issues as immigration, health care, and foreign policy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Threshold Editions 2009
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1 available in Stacks, Call number: 320.5209 LevSummary: Presents a collection of stories by current and former residents of Havana that relate tales of ambiguous moralities, collective cruelty, and the damage incurred by self-preservation at all costs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Akashic Books 2007
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HAVKozlowski, Bryan
Summary: For the first time, step behind Palace doors to unlock the little-known strategies behind the Queen's remarkable self-preservation. Investigating the 23 rules of her iconic resilence, you'll learn how to channel your inner royal - at work, at play, or at the table - in this fascinating plunge into the House of Windsor's famous fountain of youth.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Turner Publishing Company 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 941.085 KOZRucker, Philip.
Summary: "This peerless and gripping narrative reveals President Trump at his most unvarnished and exposes how decision making in his administration has been driven by a reflexive logic of self-preservation and self-aggrandizement - but a logic nonetheless. This is the story of how an unparalleled president has scrambled to survive and tested the strength of America's democracy and its common heart as a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.933 RUCGrathwohl, Marya
Summary: "In this memoir, Sister Marya Grathwohl recounts her spiritual journey, how she-a Catholic nun from Ohio-came to be embraced by the Crow and Northern Cheyenne, and how their traditions prompted in her an expanding devotion to the land, its resources, and its connections to faith and God"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Estés, Clarissa Pinkola.
Summary: The author's premise is that within every woman there lives a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowing. She is the Wild Woman, who represents the instinctual nature of women. Here, the author unfolds rich intercultural myths, fairy tales, folk tales, and stories to help women reconnect with the fierce, healthy, visionary attributes of this...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 1995
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 398 ESTSummary: "One of the world's most precious resources is at risk. This timely and emotionally moving film illuminates what is at stake and what can be done to protect the source of nearly all of our food: seeds. Seeds provide the basis for everything from fabric, to food to fuels. Seeds are as essential to life as the air we breathe or water we drink, but given far less attention."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: True Mind 2015
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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC OPEJeffery, Josie.
Summary: Presents a guide to seed saving and creating a seed bank, providing information on why seed banks are important, which seeds to swap and save, and how to get involved with the worldwide horticultural campaign to save seeds.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Roost Books 2013